Seguin Inspire
Getcha Thinkin' Caps On!
Note: For most SISD employees, the day will count as your August 10 Seguin ISD 2016 Comp Day. Register today through Eduphoria.
Schedule (may be subject to change)
- Student Voice in Blended Learning
- Learning HOw to Use Design Thinking Strategies for Classroom Problem Solving
- DigiFAT: Digital Formative Assessment Tools
8:30-9:20
- What's New With iPads
- Students Don't Listen? Don't Study? Try This
- BrainPOP
9:30-10:20
- Research and App Smashing in Elementary School
- Keeping It Chrome
- BrainPOP
10:30-11:20
- Sharing Student Voices
- Win the Day With a Non-Existent Work/Life Balance
- SOS! Saving Classrooms One Strategy at a Time
12:30 - 3:20 -- Afternoon Hands-on Workshops
- Rediscovering Office 2015
12:30-1:20
- Visual Thinking Strategies
- Research and App Smashing in Elementary School
- Ed Tech for At-Risk
- Growth Mindset on the DL: Encouraging GM in Student Who Know Everything There is to Know About Everything
- Google Classroom--Already in a Classroom Near You!
1:30-2:20
- Level Up: Creating a Gamified Classroom
- All Who Do Not Wonder ARE Lost
- Storymaker for K-3 Classrooms
- Students Don't Listen? Don't Study? Try This
- Creating the Innovator Incubator Classroom
2:30-3:20
- Connected Choose Your Own Adventure
- Hacking the Storycorps Great Listen With Explain Everything
- Watch Me Make, Watch Me Add-on
- Beyond the (Google) Classroom
Lead Learners
Rachel Calabretta
- Twitter: @RL_Calabretta
Shannon Foley
Shannon Foley has been an elementary school librarian in Austin for the past 10 years. She enjoys helping students use technology to share their opinions and connect with a real world audience.
- Twitter: @ShannonSFoley
- Instagram: @cce_library
- ccelibrary.weebly.com
Carolyn Foote
- Twitter (and elsewhere): @technolibrary
Arturo Guajardo
Arturo is the BrainPOP District Relations Manager for Texas where he champions the use of BrainPOP throughout the state. He served as a bilingual/ESL teacher for 10 years & an instructional tech facilitator for Austin ISD for 8 years. After completing his Master's degree in Computer Education & Cognitive Systems, he worked as an independent trainer/consultant specializing in emerging ed tech & using digital media with ELL/Bilingual students. He has presented at numerous conferences, including ISTE, NCTE, NABE, & ASCD. He lives in Austin with his wife, Diana, daughter, Elena, & dog/office assistant, Leo.
- Twitter: @ArturoGuajardo
Sarah Hall
Chris Hanson
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Chris Hanson has worked as an academic and experiential educator since 2000. He currently facilitates staff professional development and student innovation as an instructional technology specialist in Manor ISD. Chris also consults with area nonprofit agencies and schools in order to assist with solution-based technology integration.
Jeffrey Lee
Mickey McGinty
Kacy Mitchell
Randy Rodgers
- Twitter: @rrodgers
Kristy Vincent
- Twitter: @BigPurpleHat